Nigerian Police Releases Evidence Linking Naira Marley, Sam Larry To Mohbad’s Death
The Nigeria Police has announced the discovery of evidence linking Naira Marley and Sam Larry to cyberbullying, physical abuse, threats to life, and assault against the late Afrobeats star Mohbad.
Mohbad died under mysterious circumstances on September 12. Following his death, videos surfaced online alleging that he had been bullied and assaulted, with many implicating Naira Marley and Sam Larry in the incident.
Despite their repeated denials of involvement in the events leading up to Mohbad’s death, the duo has submitted to questioning as part of the ongoing police investigation. The police have now revealed that they possess evidence linking Naira Marley and Sam Larry to the assault on Mohbad.
The Lagos State Police Commissioner, CP Idowu Owohunwa, made this known while speaking at a media briefing on Friday, October 6, 2023.
“While Abdulazeez Fashola (Naira Marley) and Samson Balogun (Sam Larry) denied allegations of criminal liability in the death of Mohbad and pleaded an alibi to justify their non-being complicit in the incident that occurred between September 10 and 12, 2023, there are ample electronic and credible witness pieces of evidence linking them to cyberbullying, a threat to life, assault occasioning harm, and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace against the deceased in his lifetime,” Owohunwa said during the briefing.
The Police Commissioner identified an auxiliary nurse, Ms Feyisayo Ogedengbe, as the primary suspect in Mogbad’s killing while Naira Marley and Sam Larry remained in custody.
“Five suspects have so far been identified, arrested, detained, and interrogated on their alleged roles in the sequence of events that led to the death of the singer,” the CP added.
He said the nurse administered to Mohbad “multiple and highly potent” injections, consisting of Tetanus Toxoid, paracetamol, and Cetrazone — an antibiotic — at the singer’s residence on September 12.
